The sun., 1887-04-03
WATSON VISITS RAHWAT.
He says that the Murderea Girl is Not Hi'
wife-Excitensnt In steriins.

"uo-ENGhtenont IN bterNnhs
CHICAGO. April &C. L. Watson, whose
search for q lost wife has got his name into the
papers, arrived hero last evening from New
York.
II can PROVE" he said. that was In Balti-
more when tho Railway murder was commit
ted. have never refused to say whether had
been in Railway. was there. went out to
SEQ the body whom began to worry about my
wife. but found that, although the murdered
woman did not look unlike Mrs. Watson. It was
not she. OF course wore diamonds. have
q number Of fine gems that picked up In
South Africa. I also have my wife's watch.
She gave It to me to wear while my own was at
the jewellers being repaired. II my wife did
leave Chicago on tho oath she would have been
at Railway just about the time this woman was
killed.
II only knew my wife couple OF months
before married her. Her name was Lillian
snavely and her folks live at Sterling. Ill. met
her In Chicago. She was taking painting les
sons with Prof. Baumgras in tho Lake Side
building and boarding with Miss Ida Duncan.
also an artist, at 235 West Van Buren, street.
fell in lovo with her She was rich, but that
didn't count for anything with me. Her
mother was bitterly opposed to the mar
riage I was comparatively poor. left
my wife here on March Is, and first went
to Baltimore. My wife wrote me letter that
night and two the next dny. 9nd II you could
SOC them you would know that she has not left
mo OF her own accord. I stayed in Baltimore
arriving arr 9Th there 'G; on T Sunday morning. Ny wife
M Then es her letters saddsnly ceased. sent = lot
Ssst @ al tSis L|S1le isis March y t9 meet sss as
had Induced her to go to Pittsburgh9 My own
idea Is that her mother has her at sterling. II
II 49, and 81 se Is IN th ouse koen her
To.night Watson had an interview with a
He received definite assurance, and Miss Dun
can repeated 1t afterward to reporters. that his
thse Es Mas MIS- "a aa had fs heard
woman and was secreting himself to get rid Of
sTEnn1Na. ILL.,, April 2.-Lilllan snavely-
Watson has not been seen in Sterling since her
disappearance, and the town is in a fever OF
oisr EneY si Sh or Lizzie she
isvesalto E at. thrsats % against Watson arc freely
would got : warm reception Lizzie's widowed
Rpse %RGsee ss Ths xss scath on Of Ssna e
" wild with. grief, and could give no
fs sr The
missing girls wardrobe contained -, a dark
green cashmere dress and black silk sacQue
with fur collar. A picture Of the victim re-
ceiyed In. town to-day is. almost an exact fac
simile Of one tAkon Of Lillian q few months
like the Railway girl. Lillian had $2046 in the
bank, but had drawn It all out since she be- s,.
being drawn through o private bank in Chicago
for $500, 1t was soon after this that she left
town. The jewelry so conspicuously worn by
clerk OF the hotel here. In which he enclosed
money to pay his board with request that
volunteers the information that he sent on the
money now that he had 1t and before he
blew 1t in on a pretty little blonde" This
was before the Railway murder.
Watson's mother and sister. who live at 400
Madison street, are very respectable folks, and
are much distressed at the stories that have
been printed of tho young mans history. They
say that many exnggerations have got into the
story. They wish to correct tho story OF h.
western trip with woman. and say that his
companion was young man who paid his way
and was afterward repaid.